The Osceola times., 1887-10-15

perlence 1 once nau Wnlle following
my profession of detective. Some will
smile and some will sneer, but | shall
have the consolation OF knowing that
am honest and truthful in what
say
One night fifteen years ago, while on
the street at late hour. Twas accosted
ya stranger who asked for money
enough to pay for lodging. Our in
siructions were to arrest every beggar
and vagrant, and il was my duty to run
this man in He made no protest. and
had scarcely walked block with him
when ! found that my prisoner was a
man OF more than ordinary intelligence.
That he was l,tlc of in his upper
story was plain enough after few
minutes conversation. but that he was u
gentleman and scholar was also Just
splain. He was ragged and penniless.
aud his hollow cheeks and glttcring
eyes proved the presence of disease in
bis system. Instead of taking him to
the station | conducted him 10 cheap
lodgirg-house and restaurant, and had
paid ior meal and a bed for him. and
was going away. when he laid hand
snmy arm and whispered:
I'll YOU can wait until | have had .
tic TO eat ] can tell you great
secret
That caught me ut once, hoped
for some revelation regarding an old
murder or robbery case. and could
hardly retain my impa.ience until he
had finished his meal. When / came
10 see him with his hat of, knew that
he was a professional man, probably q
doctor. He had high forehead, an
intelligent face, and would have been
inc looking If he had been in health.
he wac q victim of consumption, and
hwould have been safe to wager that
he would not live a week. When he
had finished the meal he seemed inn
baed with new life. Ii was warm
summer night. and at his request we
entered a public park and sat down on
enc Of the benches.
"fo begin WITH" he said, as we got
seated, ''my name Is Richard Brinsly,
ana have been a physician and sur
Ieon for the last thirty years. ] have
been out Of practice for the last five
Years, and. as to that. have also been
cut OF home and money and friends
spent my time dgesting medical
science and trying experiments when
lshould have been attending on my
patients, and as consequence people
soon got to know me for crank, and
was driven out OF practice. am
Row speaking of four or five years ago.
Before began to dabl-e in theory or
experiment held up my head with the
Best Of them. and never knew a
want
had frequently heard Of the man.
al one ume he stood among the high
sSI IN the medical profession in st.
Lou's' He had gone iaft, people said,
Oh transmigration ami other theories,
anu his ragrant life and exposure had
induced the disease which was soon to
sha his days. The great secret he was
:" uhio.d was not connected with q
crime rs had hope6 for; but. never
neless, found myself feeling anxious
!" hear what he had TO tell. We got
settled down again, and he continued
Inc first idea of transmigration was
very rrpugnant to mc. We have all
Seeh led to believe that when man
eieS The soul asccnds to Heaven TO live
W. and with our own eyes we see the
.O'y lMd away in the ground. That
'"e soul of one dying should take pos.
'esslon OF bird, beast OF ccptie, in
s"au OF returning 70 It's Creator, Is
"s"nst sentiment and reason. but still
,'''e oil our wisest and best men so be.
Ae'e As | said. the theory was re.
p"shant to me. argued iicrcely in
..pposition to it, and at one time fell
'''' nothing on earth could bring mt
S'cr 10 Adopt it. You see. among my
"'' friends were number of beiev
, anu enc night was called to the
sue sus'ue OF one of them. who had beer
s,S',u'''y wounded by the accidental
s'snargc OF a revolver. 1t was plaIr
s." .he first that nothing could b,
~ Tor him. He suffered but little
"1' ald was in his senses to the very
srS % ne knew that he had got to go
m" N.Y. III his very dying hour he said t,
~. "eaar'. | believe more firmly